Coin controlled multiple certificate and printing means



NV. 26, 1946. -,oh Q PETERSQN 2,411,805

COIN GONTROLLED MULTIPLE CERTIFICATE .AND PRINTING MEANS Fild oct. so, 1945 2 sheets-sheet 1 Nov. 26, 1946. A. c. PETERSON COIN CONTROLLED MULTIPLE CERTIFICATE AND PRINTING MEANS` I 2 -Sheets-Shee'rI 2 Filed Oct. 50, 1943 Public Patented Nov. '26", 1946 N Ianni l COIN CNTROLLEDMULTIPLE CERTIFI- -f GATE AND PRINTINGMEANS" n' Adolphe C. Iretcrson,Minneapolis;Minn,v

' Application October 30, 1943, ySerial No. 508,297 e 12 claims- (C1. 194-1) Myinvention rela-tes to coin controlled certificate and printing means, in an improved form which has 'certain multiple features,A wherefore it is ca-lled Coin controlled and 'printing means?" Y Theoprincipal objects ofA my invention arefto provide an improvedy form of means certifying and printing or impressing upon documents or envelopes, which means shall be simple incon-` struction, reliable in operation, certain in its mechanical operation and control, and more especially which shall have certain advantages notl available in known devices or my devices of this character.v An object is to provide in such devices'a control means-associated :with electric driving means lin order that'such means shall have an advantage of simplicity and ease in manual operation for a Ausenso v'that the minimum oi manual and mentaleXert-ion is required for such use. An object is to provide'especially in such certifying means a simplicity in the inscription means while Vproviding for variety or multiplication of the types of certiiicates which may be printed or inscribed under the control of a coin receiving means for a user. It is an object to provide an improved form of actua-tionY for such means.- It is an object also to provide a means of this -type which shall provide, under the coin control, a larger number of numeral imprinting elements such that amounts varying multiple certiiicate invention, like characters refer to like parts y throughout the severalviews, 4j:

` Referring to the drawings: T

Figure l is a view chieiiyin plan'with the ren closing casing in :horizontal section, and someof the coin receiving means in` horizontal section,

the operating elements `being all shown exposedk that'line in the figures, this line being the same line las theline 3,-3 named in connection withv Fig. 3.

Figure 5Yis a detail transverse sectional view l- 'on avertical plane on the line 5-5 of Fig.l2, this lviewloeing enlarged to approximately twice the rscale of the other figures, and is a section ofone ofthe numeralholders. l ll'llgure 6fis a detail in cross sectionon the YlineY n a` vertical plane,through an electricl contact means. f Figure '7 isa detail vertical sectional View ony the'line 'I-l of Figure '1, through one of the coin operated levers of rthe coin receiving fmeans. (Sections-'through the rother similar levers wouldY be substantially similar except that a lesser number of shafts' would be included, so such additional sections are not shown.) Y

*Figure 8-is a detail vertical section on the line 8-,8 ojf Figure l, -to show a section through one of the throw-back or restoring cams; a section through the other would be substantially similar.

Figure 9 is a plan View of the device as enclosed in its enclosing casing to show the relative placo ingoi 'exposed elements, this view being on a much' reduced scalef, Y f l v Y Figure l0 is a view of the underside of the several inscription means, this View showing the inscriptions and numerals as they would print.

v'Figure llis a diagrammatic sketch of a form dielectric circuitwhich vwould beused with my device.

Referring to the drawings, l is a base and 2 an `enclosing casing which enclosesV the mechan-i ical and electric component elements, and 3 is a shelf or ysmall table upon which a user places his document or envelope for impression of a stampr certificate vsuchas he desires and will determine by selection according to his coin insertions in coin slots'il, 5, 6," and l, 8, as shown exposed in Figure 9, and one of Which'is shown in section in Fig. 7, Aand `all in horizontal section in Fig. 1. Thecasing 2 .has Aa projecting part 9 which projects somewhat over the shelf 3 or table, its lower., panel-r Q being spaced av small distance above the table3,.sayvone-quarter inch to .onehalf inch. The panel 1010i this part 9 has formed on its .upper sideand within part il,V a guide-well il which is merely a vertically projecting short wall around an aperture l2 in panel Ill. This guide-well forms ,a guide in the downward descent for impression or inscription .of the inscription means and does not enclose the impression means ,so tightly that this means may not'have the carrying of ink. Each of the numeral printers I5 on its lower face has a numeral some of which may be similar in character and others different, as hereafter described.

Each numeral element carrier I4 at its upper end is pivotally hung on the. adjacent .end of an associated numeral lever or actuator IIS, there being one of the latter for each carrier I4. The

numeral printer I5 at its upper end has a transverse projecting part Il' to limit downward movement relatively and has above it inthe carrier a leaf spring It to yieldably press it downwardly relatively, the leaf spring being at an opposite end xed to the underside ofthe associatedlever I6.

The main inscription carrier I3 is horizontally of an elongated U-shaped form so as to enclose on three sides the group of numeral carriers I4. The main inscription carrier I3 is horizontally somewhat box-shaped to carry within it a porous metal main inscription printer I9, the latter having ,anl inscription on its lower face, and having on its upper end arms 23 to limit downward movement relatively to the carrier I3. Coil springs 2| are mounted under compression'between the printer I9 and the upper portion of carrier I3 to yieldably press the printer IIS; relatively downwardly. The carrier I3 at its opposite ends has on its upper side a pair of bearing brackets 22 formed therewith, whereby the carrier I3 is pivotally mounted on the ends of the two carrier levers or arms 23 and 24. The carrier is pivoted on the axles 25, 26, but need not have but a very slight pivoting action. The carrier I3 and the carriers Ill are independently movable except as the control hereafter described, determines that movement, and each carrier I4 is independent of its neighbors I 4. l

The numeral levers or actuators It in inactive normal position extend parallel and adjacent each other rearwardly and the pair of carrier levers 23 and 211i likewise extend rearwardly parallel to each other, one on one side of the group of levers I6 and the other on the opposite side of that group I6. All of these levers I6 and 23 and 24 are at their extreme rear ends independently pivotally mounted on a fixed axle 21 as a bearing, the latter Abeing in turned lXed stationary on the fixture standards 23, and thereby onbase I. The levers 23 and 2; have each a coil spring 29 compressed beneath it, between it and base I to yieldably hold it in its normal elevated position, as shown. The levers I5 are each held yieldably in its normal elevated position as shown by a small leaf spring designated 33, there being one for each lever IB, placed under its rearward end, as shown in Fig. 2, as to one only.

The levers I5 each have the form shown in Figure 2, as to one, and each is slotted mid-Way of its length as shown in Fig. 1, and has slidable horizontally in that slot, designated 3|, as to each, an intermediary element designated 32, as to each, the intermediary element 32 having tongues 33 which slide in counter-part grooves in the sides of the lever I6 associated internally of the slot, for guidance of the movement of the intermediary element relative to the associated lever I5. rThe intermediary element 32 has on its upper edge a projected cam face 34 which is an intermediary cam, and on its lower edge has a projecting lug or member 35 which serves two purposes, one to hold the adjacent end of an associated coil .spring 36,5one foreach lever I6, thisv spring 36 serving to'pull intermediary element 32 leftwardly in Fig. 2, and secondly serves to' contact the circuit closing means as hereafter described. The intermediary element 32 has also at its extreme rightward end in Fig. 2, a sidewisely projecting pin or lug 31 which at the rightward end of the movement of the intermediaryelement 32 is engaged by the hook 38 and thereby the intermediary element 32 is normally held rightwardly in the position shown in Fig. 2. There is one hook 38 for each intermediary element 32 and thus also for each printer lever I6. Each hook 38 is normally yieldably pressed upwardly by the coil spring 39, of which there is one for each hook V38, and each hook 33 has the inclined approach end 40 for the purpose here-.

after described. Each intermediary element 32 has also projecting further upwardly from its upper edge andl rightwardly from the cam face 34, a lug or pin 4I, which serves for contact with a restoring means for va restoring movement as hereafterdescribed. The intermediary elements 32 may otherwise for distinction in the claims be called intermediary selection elements.

There is-mounted rightwardly of the xed aXle 2l, about one-third of the distance or length of the levers, an actuator shaft 42 which is the main actuating element of the device and its main control means for the control of the cyclic movements in operation. The actuator shaft 42 is rotatably mounted in the pair of fixed bearing standards l43 and also one 44 and has as its principal operative means one integral cam 45 which extends across the upper side of all of the levers IE kand levers 23 and 24 also so as to have effect at a like time in the cyclic movement on any of the levers I B or 23 and 24, according to the determination, as hereafter described. The actuator shaft 42 has also formed integrally with it two cams 46 and 41 which are similarly placed radially so as to perform in unison,.but so as to perform their function at a different `period in the cycle of movement, that is after the performance of the cam 45 of its function, as hereafter described. The actuator shaft 42 has fixed on it to revolve with it a cylindrical insulator 48 and a broken circumferential contact 43. The actuator shaft 42 has also fixed on it or formed integrally with it a rather large diameter worm wheel 50 and the latter is in constant engagement with for Vdriving by a worm pinion 5I. The latter is fixed on the armature shaft 52 of the electric motor 53, there being thus a large reduction ybetween the motor 53 and the'shaft 42. f

n The one cam 45 is adapted to engage the levers when it has one-,half completed its single cycle of rotation or `movement-in the impression operation, and in this cycle it will always engage the pair of levers 23 and 24 so asto downwardly depress the main inscription carrier I3, but will not engage any of the levers I6 directly but only such of the levers I6 as are selected for this engagement by release of the intermediary element 32 associated with it'by a coin reception, as hereafter described. A liever I5 will be engaged by intermediary element 32oc'cupies a position leftrectly-underneaththe axis'of actuator shaftY '42 and by suchengagement the lever It ywill bedeprss'ed a vsufficient distance for, the impression movement while lany, of the levers IG which do nothave their intermediary elements 32 vsoreleaSed, will not be affected.

The pair of. cams 46 and 41 will in unison contacttlieadjacent side ofithe pair of levers 54, 55,

561911 'fixed'standard's, arethrust rightwardly in Fig-T2, vand i carry with them thel `cross bar-51 wardlyof the'iposition, las shown in Fi'g.l2, that` is so that the intermediary cam face' 34 is dicontact with'v a contact spring '1.9'. immediately whiclilis fixed' on the lower ends o'f levers 513,355 j byits-ends. This rightward movement of the crossv bar 51', which with its leversf5, 55 is a restoring` mean/s, will engage the upwardly projecting .lugs 4I of Yany intermediary elements whichlhad beenreleased, and by this contactwill push isuch lugs'l and With them the interinea diaryelements'Z rightw'ardly'invFig. 2, so that th'e'rebythe intermediary elements 32 Aare restored to theirlno'r-mal rightward or Ainactive position,r

as'I is' shown in Fig, 2, thereby theselevers-'Et 55 andfcrossbar 51 and camsf; Ilperform the function' of vrestoring theselection means tothe` normallpositions for renewed coin-insertions and selections.y Members 54, 55,151 arevloosely hung soithatltliey. do `not interfere ,with the release and`leftward movement of the' intermediary elements. v f

The actuator shaft 42 at one end has fixed thereon'or vintegrally formed with it, a crank 58 whiclrhas-secured on it pivotally one end of the coil-"spring 59, the opposite end thereof being fixed on-'the fixed standard Sil, the spring 59 servin'gth'e function of yieldably holding theactuator Y .manually pressed, as rhereafter described.

:.Each hook 38 is fixed on one end of an .independently 'associated shaft, 61, or 68, or E59, or1, or "11,v There are thus five of these shafts, and the number may be more or less according to the number of levers I6. Some of these shafts are hollow,andthree of theshafts are coaxial on one side of lthelevers and the others are coaxial on the otherside, the axes of'all extending coincidently and transversely, underneathfthe levers. Each 'of these shafts at the end oppositerto that on' which the' hook 38 is fixed, `has fixed on it a coin actuated lever 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, each of which is' located in a coin passage associated and which ispart Aof one of the associated coin slots 4, 5, 6, 1, or 8..' The coin passages deliver either into the coin box :11 or the coin box 18. The coin actuated levers :arejheld in their upward positions yield'- ablyyfthe lsprings associated with the lhooks 38.

known typessuch as may be adaptedV for reception" of coinsand to preclude tampering by' a user.

l'The contact `49of shaft 42Sis adapted tomake afterV thev actuator shaft ll?v commences'. itstcycle of rotation, which is a single complete rotation,

and this contact will then be maintainediuntil al moment immediately prior to the -returnto the! normal position of shaft 152,y that shown in the,"

whether for postage certification or for moneyy order certicationor other use. When used ffor money certification more than one numeral may` be used on at least someof the numeral printers,"

say lfor 'instance the number 10 or thenumb'er 25. Whenfused ffor :postage certification, preferably the numeral printers will have single numerals on their printingface,and preferably at leastl three will 'havefthe numeral Y1v1hile at least oneof the remainingtwo will have the numeral 5. It .may

be assumed for description that four ofthe nu-v` meral printersthave the numeral Vlv and one'has the numeral 5M Preferably each Willalso have cer-A frequented bythe public.

tain other insignia such as small identifying Jin-v Foruse of the device, it may-be 'placed inany store, as" a drug store,`any post oice lobby, orr any v hotel lobby or theatre lobby, or, any othery place The device will be. servedwth electricity either from main wires or a battery, depending on construction; The elec-- tric motor will be capable of'operation in one direction only. 'The userV will place the document or envelope upon which he desires ya certificationof postagej'upon the table 3, and he thenwill place 'coins in the coin slots according to the amount of postage Vcertification he desires. Assume that he? desires a certification of two cents postage. He Vthenplaces one cent in one cent slot andanother cent in another one cent slot. Assume he ldesires av three cent postage certification instead, he Aplaces an additional cent in still another one cent slot. Assume he desires a four cent postage certification, he would deposit still another cent 'f in still another of the one cent slots of which there Thesecoinvreception elements Yare shown only .in

are four,as assumed.v But suppose he desires a six cent certification vhe would instead deposit one five cent coin in the five` cent slot and one one cent coin in one of the one cent coin slots. Or suppose he desires a nine cent certification, he would deposit -oneve cent coin in the live ycent slot and one one cent coin in each of the other, that is the one cent coin slots. lin any oase, whatever certification he desires he would not touch the push button 66 until he has completedh'is'deposit of coins to the amount of certification he desires, this amount in total, however, not exceeding the added total 'of the numerals on the numeral printers l5, which as assumed would be 5 plus one, plus one, plus one, plus one, or' nine. f

Having completed the coin deposit, not more than. one vcoin being lplaced in` any one slot, the user then touches the push button G6 and holds this closed for a second Aor twoor just until the motor has commencedV turning its armature shaft and thereby has turned the main actuator shaft 42 slightly so that the contact 49 has contacted 'contact spring 19 and closed this parallel circuit,

imprinting operation. Having started this operation, which cannot be started until at least one coin has been deposited the operation is automatic until completed. By deposit of one coin or the full complement of coins, namely five, as shown, there will have been released one or more of the intermediary elements 32, by the swinging of vone or more of the hooks 38 downwardly as the coin deposited moves past the associated coin lever, since each coin lever is fixed on the same shaft as one hook 38, The release of any one of the intermediary elements 32 causes a contact with the cross bar BI whereby this with its attached contact lis swung to position of contact and so held until the cycle of operation has commenced by touching of push-button 56 and closing of contacts 49-7 9.

The operation having been commenced the shaft 42 continues its rotation until completion of one rotation and successively the functioning is then as follows: first, approximately when the rotation is one-half complete, the cam 45 contacts the pair of levers 23--24 associated with the main inscription carrier I3, and at the same time contacts also such of the intermediary elements 32 as have been released by coin deposits, and Lsuch simultaneous contact will cause depression for the imprinting operation of the main inscription carrier I3 with its printer, and also each of the numeral printer levers i6 whose associated intermediary elements 32 have been released whether that be one or more or all ve, the imprinting being thus accomplished; second, the depressed levers are released to return upwardly as the cam passes; third, the pair of cams 46 and 41, contact the pair of levers 54-55 thereby thrusting cross bar '51 rightwardly as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, whereby the released intermediary elements 32 are returned by contact with the lugs 4l thereof, and all released intermediary elements 32 are restored to their normal positions or inactive positions as shown; fourth, immediately prior to completion of the cycle, the contact 49 breaks contact with contact 19; fifth the strong coil spring 59 exerts a continuing pull on the crank 58 of shaft 42 so as to continue rotation of shaft 42 the slight amount necessary to complete the rotation, and so that the shaft 42 will then stand in the position shown in which position, the crank is in line with the coil spring attached and the axis of shaft 42; sixth, the shaft llzcomes to rest at this normal position as shown. The worm pinion and Worm wheel of the motor drive should be so formed as to permit this continuing movement by the spring action, and in lieu'of the worm wheel and pinion any spur gear reduction means may be used if that better facilitates this action in any type of construction for production.

The cycle having been thus effected, the main inscription means and the numeral printers have then imprinted with ink on the document or envelope on table 3, the desired inscription or certification, that including something of the type shown in Figure and as many of the numerals as have been selected by coin deposits. The operation having .been completed, the device cannot be used for a new certification until a user has again deposited a coin or seriesof coins in the device.

The battery M may supply electric current or any current supply by which the motor may be driven in one direction only may be used. Any number of numeral printers may be used. The device may be used for money order certification for small money orders such as amounts under a dollar or several dollars, the inscriptions being made accordingly and according to the use for which intended.

While I have shown particular devices and combinations of devices in the illustration of my invention, I contemplate that other detailed devices and combinations of devices may be used in the realization Yof my device Without departing from the spirit and contemplation thereof,

What I claim is:

1. In a coin controlled impression means, an impression element movable for impressing, an intermediary element movable from -a first position to a second position to place said impression element in condition for impression movement, a main control element adapted to be actuated through a given cycle toeifect impression movement of the impression element through said in. termediary element when said intermediary element is in said second position and to effect restoration of said intermediary element to its first position in sequence, means to normally retain said intermediary element in said first position and to effect movement of said intermediary element to said second position, a coin reception means interconnected with saidlast named means to effect therethrough the placing of said intermediary element in said second position, and a motor means to move said main control element through its cycle to effect the said impression movement through said intermediaryelement.

2. In a coin controlled impression means, an impression element movable for impressing, an intermediary element movable from a first position to a second position to place said impression element in condition for impression movement, a main control element adapted to be actuated through a given cycle to effect impression movement of the impression element through said intermediary element when said intermediary element is in said second position and to effect restoration of said intermediary element to its rst position in sequence, means to normally retain said intermediary element in said rst position and to effect movement of said intermediary element to said second position, a coin reception means interconnected with said last named means to effect therethrough the placing of said intermediary element in said second position, an electric motor means for driving said main control element through said cycle of movement and a current source and circuit control means in association with said electric motor means and said current source to effect operation of said main control element through its said given cycle.

3. In a coin controlled impression means, an impression element movable for impressing, an intermediary element movable from la rst position to a second position to place said impression element in condition for impression movement, a main control element adapted to be actuated through a given cycle to effect impression movement of the impression element through said "intermediary element when said intermediary element is in said second position and to effect restoration of said intermediary element to its first position in sequence, means to normally retain said intermediary element in said first position and to effect movement of said intermediary element to said second position, a coin reception means interconnected with said last vnamed means to effect therethrough the placing of' said intermediary element in said second position, an electric motor means for driving said main conkwith said intermediary element and `coin vreception means'to be closed vvhenisaid intermediary elementis permittedl movement to its said ysecond position.' l,

4.1In a coin controlled impression means,A an impression element movable for impressing, an intermediary element movable from a iirstv position to a second position to place said impression element in condition for impression movement, a main control element adapted to be actuated through a given cycle to eiTect impression movement of the impression element through said intermediary element `when said intermediary element is in said second position andk to effect restoration of said intermediary element to its first position in sequence, meanstonormallyretain said intermediary element in said rst position and to effect movement of said intermediary element to said second position, a 'coin reception means'interconnected with said last named means to effectV therethrough theplacing of said intermediary element in said second position, an electric motor means fo-rfdrivinjg said main control element through said cycle of movement, a current source, a circuit control means in associati-on Withsaid electric motor means and current source said circuit control means including a main ycircuit completer normally open butin- 6. Ina coin controlled impression' meansyan impression element movable for impressing, an

' intermediary element movable from a first positerconnectedwith said intermediary element and coin reception means to be closed when said irl-- termediary element is permitted movement to its said second position, and including in Icomloination a supplementary cricuit completer` moving Withv said main control 'element andY supplementary contact klflieans iny association therewith to effect a continued circuit offsaid current vsource and said motor means during all of thecycle of? said main control elementeXcept-a portion related vvith the inactive position ci said lmain controlelement. Y I y v 5. In a coin Vcontrolled.impression means, an impression .elementymovable for impressing, an intermediary element movable roma rst posi- 'tion to a second positionto place said impression element in condition for impression movement, a main control element adaptedto be actuated through a given `cycle to effect impression .movement ofthe impression element through vsaid intermediary elementwhenk said intermediary element is in said second position and to effect restoration of said intermediary element to itsv rst position in sequence. lmeans to normallyre-`v tain said intermediary element in said iirst position and to eiect movement of said intermediary element to said second position, a coin reception means interconnected With said lastr namedv means to effect therethrough the placing of said intermediaryrelement inlsaid second position, an electric motor means for driving said main control element through said cycle of' movement, a.

current source, a circuit control means in association with said electric motor means and current source said circuit control means including a main circuit completer` normally open but interconnected With said intermediary element and coin reception means to be closed When said in termediary kelement is permitted movement to its said second position, and including in combination aVV supplementary circuit completer moving with said main control element and supplemention to a second position to placesaid impression element in condition for impression movement', a main control element adapted to be actuated through a given cycle to effect impression move-- ment of the impression element through said intermediary element when said intermediary element is in saidsecond position and to eiTect restoration of saidintermediary element to its rst position in sequence, means to normally retain said intermediary element in vsaid first position and to effect movement of' said intermediary element to saidV second'position, a coin. re-

ception means interconnected with said last named means to effect therethroughthe placing of said. intermediary element in said second position, an electric motor Vmeans for driving said main control element through said cycle of Imovement and a current source and circuit control 'meansinr association with said 'electric motor means and 'said circuit control to effect operation of said main control element throughits said given cycle, and inacombinationa'yieldable tension means interactuationA Withlsaid main control element to yieldably'ind'uce said main lcontrolrelement to move to and rest in its normalr position in the condition for new cyclic actuation.- 7. In a coin controlled impression means, a:

plural ,number of. impression4 elements eachfindependentlymovable for impressing, an interme-l diary selection elementy for 'each ,impression element movable from a rstposition to a second position to place the associated `'impression element-,1in condition for impression movement, a ymain control Y* element adapted to loe` actuated througha given cycle to efiect impressionA movement of selectedimpressi'on elements through` said intermediary `selection elements as have been moved to saidzsecond positions and to effect restoration of said intermediary selectionj elements to their .rst positions vin sequence,.- means to normally retain said intermediary :selection elements in said rst positions and` tol eiectmovement of-selected intermediary selec-1y tionv elements to said second positions,V av coin reception.meansinterconnected with said last named means to effect therethrough the placing of selected intermediary selection v'elements in their second positions, and in combination a motor means for driving said main control element through said cycle of movement and a circuit vcontrol means and current source in association f therethrough including a main circuit completer normally open but interconnected With said, in-

, termediary selection elements and said coin re-vv -ception means to be closed when any one of said intermediary selection elements is permitted 'movement toits second position.

8.r In vva coin controlled impression means, a plural number of impression elements each independently movable for impressing,l an intermediary selection element for each impression element movable from a iirst positionto a second position to place the associated impression ele- 11 ment in condition for impression movement, a main control element adapted to be actuated through a given cycle to effect impression movement of selected impression elements through said intermediary selection elements as have been moved to said second positions and to effect restoration of said intermediary selection elements to their first positions in sequence, means to normally retain said intermediary selection elements in said first positions and to effect movement of selected intermediary selection elements to said second positions, a coin reception means interconnected with said last named means to effect therethrough the placing of selected intermediary selection elements in their second positions.

9. In a coin controlled impression means, a plural number of impression elements each independently movable for impressing, an intermediary selection element for each impression element movable from a first position to a second position to place the associated impression element in condition for impression movement, a main control element adapted to be actuated through a given cycle to effect impression movement of selected impression elements through said intermediary selection elements as have been moved to said second positions and to effect restoration of said intermediary selection elements to their first positions in sequence, means to normally retain said intermediary selection elements in said first positions and to eiect movement of selected intermediary selection elements to said second positions, a coin reception means interconnected with said last named means to effect therethrough the placing of selected intermediary selectionA elements in their second positions, an electric motor means for driving said main control element through said cycle of movement and a current source and circuit control means in association With said electric motor means and said current source to effect operation of said main control element through its said given cycle.

10. In a coin controlled impression means, a plural number of impression elements each independently 'movable for impressing, an intermediary selection velement for each impression element movable from a rst position to a second position to place the associated impression element in condition for impression movement, a main control element adapted `to be actuated through a given cycle to effect impression movement of selected impression elements through said intermediary selection elementsy as have been moved to said second positions and to effect restoration of said intermediary selection elements to their rst positions in sequence, means to normally retain said intermediary selection elements` in said rst positions and to effect movement of selected intermediary selection elements to said second positions, a coin reception means interconnected with said last named means to elect therethrough the placing of selected intermediary selection elements in their second positions, the said last named means having a plural number of elements each associated with one of said intermediary selection elements and to be actuated by reception of a coin in association with it.

11. In a coin controlled impression means, a plural number of impression elements each independently movable for impressing, an intermediary selection element for each impression element movable from a rst position to a second position to place the association impression element in condition for impression movement, a main control element adapted to be actuated through a given cycle to effect impression movement of selected impression elements through said intermediary selection elements as have been moved to said second positions and to effect restoration of said intermediary selection elements to their rst positions in sequence, means to normally retain said intermediary selection elements in said rst positions and to effect movement of selected intermediary selection elements to said second positions, a coin reception means interconnected With said last named means to effect therethrough the placing of selected intermediary selection elements in their second positions, the said last named means having a plural number of elements each associated With one of said intermediary selection elements to be actuated by reception of a coin in association with it, and an electric motor means for driving said main control element through said cycle of movement and a current source and circuit control means in association with said electric motor means and said current source to effect operation of said main control element through its said given cycle.

12. In a coin controlled impression means, an impression element movable for impressing, an

intermediary element movable from a iirst position to a second position to place said impression element in condition for impression movement, a main control element adapted to be actuated through a given cycle to effect impression movement of the impression element through said intermediary element when said intermediary element is in said second position and to effect restoration of said intermediary element to its first position in sequence, vmeans to normally retain said intermediary element in said rst position and to effect movement of said intermediary element to said second position, a coin reception vmeans interconnected with said last named means to effect therethrough the placing of said intermediary element in said second position.

ADOLPHE C. PETERSON. 

